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| + | Our goal is to rewire a bacterium to "miniprep" itself, when given some sort of an external stimuli (such as sensing of dense cell growth). This project will serve the following purposes: | ||
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| + | 1) Make the research process easier, cheaper, and more efficient for scientists working with bacteria. | ||
| + | 2) Most laboratory strains have been genetically modified for scientific use; however our bacteria would be the first to be modified to do an experiment on itself. | ||
| + | 3) Self-lysing of cells when dense cell growth is encountered - less chance for environmental contamination if genetically engineered bacteria escape from the lab | ||
| + | 2) Serve as an example of a way synthetic biology can be used for cellular control | ||
| + | 3) Be an application of using irreversible switches within genetic circuits | ||
| + | 4) Be an example of sensors being built into bacteria | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
==Research Problems and Goals== | ==Research Problems and Goals== | ||
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20.109 Research Proposal for Derek Ju and Alvin Chen
Project Overview
Our goal is to rewire a bacterium to "miniprep" itself, when given some sort of an external stimuli (such as sensing of dense cell growth). This project will serve the following purposes:
1) Make the research process easier, cheaper, and more efficient for scientists working with bacteria. 2) Most laboratory strains have been genetically modified for scientific use; however our bacteria would be the first to be modified to do an experiment on itself. 3) Self-lysing of cells when dense cell growth is encountered - less chance for environmental contamination if genetically engineered bacteria escape from the lab 2) Serve as an example of a way synthetic biology can be used for cellular control 3) Be an application of using irreversible switches within genetic circuits 4) Be an example of sensors being built into bacteria
